Aims and objectives

Confederation of organisations working across the country with boys, fathers and men. It is open to social actors from the worlds of politics, economics, social work, churches, religious communities, law, science and other areas. Members of the forum are committed to gender equality as a fundamental principle of their joint work. The forum is committed to solidarity between men and boys and women and girls. The objective is to overcome constricting structures and dominant masculinity and role models. The forum shares experience/practice in men's, boys' and fathers' work, and from gender studies and policy. Based on these positions, the federal forum calls on men to build a comprehensive alliance for sustainable relationships and structures in our society, to improve quality of life for everyone.

Contents/activities/services

Activities

The Forum is guided by a voluntary Board. It opened in January 2011 and is currently setting up an office with 3 part-time workers. In the course of 2011, working groups were formed to set thematic and structural priorities. The Forum also runs its own website: www.bundesforum-maenner.de.

Materials

At its founding in 2010, the Federal Forum Men launched an agenda setting out its values and vision and published this on its homepage (www.bundesforum-maenner.de). The Forum also publishes its press releases on its homepage.